Royal Tour - Uganda to Tobruk

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1300A
Date Released
6 May 1954
Date submitted
May 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour - Entebbe, Uganda & Tobruk. DESCRIPTION: One of the chief engagements of the Queen in Uganda was to open the £22,000,000 Owen Falls hydro-electric scheme. In Tobruk, Her Majesty and the Duke visited the British war cemetery where the royal wreath was laid at the Stone of Remembrance. SHOTLIST: GV Owen Falls Dam. Hydro Electric Scheme. Queen & Duke arrive at Entebbe and are welcomed by the Sultan of Zanzibar and wife. Queen and Duke drive to dam. Very good shots of dam. Lorry drives through desert to Tobruk. Scenes in the town of Tobruk. British War Cemetery. Flashes of the various regiments on wall. GV Britannia at anchor. Queen and Duke visit British graves accompanied by Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith. Various shots of cemetery. Along desert road - Cyrenaiva Camel Corps keep guard. Guarding Palace - Queen, Duke and King Idris of Libya together on balcony. GV three.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Ceremonies; Engineering; Military
Locations
Rhodesia
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
60931
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Tour - Uganda to Tobruk', British Movietone News Issue No. 1300A, 6 May 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19201 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)